Political Quotes

Bill Clinton

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Bill Jefferson Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from January 20, 1993, to January 20, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the position of Governor of Arkansas from 1983 to 1992. During his presidency, Clinton focused on several key policies, including welfare reform, economic growth, and healthcare reform. His administration is noted for achieving a budget surplus and for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

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Nov 7, 1999

I sign this bill with the understanding that this section does not detract from my constitutional authority to withhold information relating to diplomatic communications or other national security information.

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Nov 7, 1999

I think the most important thing that the Federal Government can do is to give the States the money to continue our class size initiative.

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Nov 7, 1999

Democracy has taken root, from Estonia in the north to Bulgaria in the south.

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Nov 7, 1999

I think it's a good thing that they held a primary, and I think the more democracy they embrace, the better.

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Nov 7, 1999

H.R. 359, by requiring the maintenance and operation of all 18 water control structures, would diminish the area's wilderness quality.

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Nov 7, 1999

I urge all Americans to honor our veterans through appropriate public ceremonies and private prayers.

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Nov 7, 1999

The amendment would eviscerate the class size reduction program passed on a bipartisan basis last year.

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Nov 7, 1999

First of all, this is a good question because this illustrates the problem of the so-called digital divide.

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Nov 7, 1999

The amazing fact is that all those years of repression simply failed to crush people's spirits or their hunger for freedom.

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Nov 7, 1999

I deeply sympathize with the families of the missing soldiers and have made the resolution of these cases a priority throughout my Administration.

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Nov 7, 1999

I strongly supports an increase in the minimum wage of $1 over the next two years; however, if Congress sends him a bill delaying the increase, he will veto it.

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Nov 7, 1999

I hope all of you will be proud of what your country and its allies have achieved, but I hope you will be even more determined to finish the job, for there is still much to be done.

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Nov 7, 1999

I regard the 15-day period as commencing upon that determination.

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Nov 7, 1999

I would like to see us close the loophole in the background check law.

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Nov 7, 1999

I am absolutely committed to keeping the promise that I made, and the promise that Congress made, to reduce class size with more quality teachers in the early grades.

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Nov 7, 1999

Our two countries have a huge bilateral trading relationship, the biggest in the world.

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Nov 7, 1999

Well, I was informed that we did have the authority to do it in the narrow way that we're doing it.

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Nov 6, 1999

Hillary and I were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Mayor Joe Serna earlier today.

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Nov 5, 1999

With Respect to Sudan November 5, 1999 To the Congress of the United States: As required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c) and section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50…

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Nov 5, 1999

Oh, absolutely. It's been terrible problems. And I have tried to minimize them, and I will continue to work on it. New York Senate Race Ms. Salazar. Well, I was going to ask you about who you were going to vote for in Senate, State Senate…

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Nov 5, 1999

That's right. And I am now trying--and also by Executive order--everything I could do without an act of Congress, I believe I have done. So the specific answer to your question is, we've done a lot. There are still some important things to…

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Nov 5, 1999

Well, many of the difficulties have been resolved. We have repealed almost 100 percent of the cuts that were imposed in the welfare reform law. And we have tried to alleviate some of the very harsh impacts of the law which would require…

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